Monthly Archives: March 2013

Wright State opens Nutter Center for championship game viewing

Excerpt Wright State University basketball fans can watch the Horizon League championship game at the Nutter Center Tuesday night. The arena will show the game on its Jumbotron as well as all TVs in the Alumni Zone/Frickers’ deck. Parking and … Continue reading

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U.S. News ranks Wright State online education program No. 15 in nation

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Wright State University’s online Master of Education degree in Curriculum & Instruction as No. 15 in the nation… Continue reading

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Boonshoft School of Medicine Public Health Grand Rounds event speaker to address societal beliefs about disability

When some people think about disability, they identify it as something that is abnormal, tragic and a drain on resources. Continue reading

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Wright State names new provost

Excerpt Wright State University has selected its next provost, promoting current dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and founding executive director of the Wright State Research Institute, Sundaram Narayanan. Narayanan, 48, will assume the role as Wright … Continue reading

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Poet brings her experience to WSU students

Excerpt Poet Ekere Tallie will share her poetry and knowledge with WSU students with a public reading on Thursday March 28 at 2 p.m. in the Millett Hall Atrium, and a poetry workshop at 10 a.m. Tallie’s writings deal with … Continue reading

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Threat by North Korea termed ‘silly’ by some local experts

Excerpt Donna Schlagheck, a Wright State University professor who teaches U.S. Foreign Policy and a course on the United Nations, called the situation “a fabricated pseudo threat from a young man who wants to portray a tough image to the … Continue reading

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Recruiting Raiders: Job fair will draw employers, students and alumni

Defense and construction contractors, a college consortium, a computer cabling manufacturer and agencies that help children and families will be among employers sifting for future employees… Continue reading

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Cyber security requires public, private cooperation

Excerpt Wright State University’s College of Engineering and Science last fall launched a master’s degree program in cyber security. Rizki said the school is developing articulation agreements with Sinclair and Clark State community colleges, and also discussing a cooperative agreement … Continue reading

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Buzzer shot could be big bucks for Wright State

Excerpt Miles Dixon’s buzzer shot won the game for Wright State University’s basketball team Saturday evening, but it also set in motion a chain of events that could pay big dividends for the Raider’s athletic program as well as the … Continue reading

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Wright State lands $4.6M grant to study nerve injury

Excerpt Wright State University has landed a $4.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help improve the movement of badly injured limbs. The grant is one of only two of its type awarded this year by the … Continue reading

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